911 briefs -- Published March 16, 2013

STOCKTON - Police made an arrest after a 23-year-old woman was run over while trying to stop a man from stealing her car shortly before 6:30 a.m. Friday in the first block of West Jamestown Street, police said.

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Posted Mar. 16, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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Posted Mar. 16, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - Police made an arrest after a 23-year-old woman was run over while trying to stop a man from stealing her car shortly before 6:30 a.m. Friday in the first block of West Jamestown Street, police said.

The woman tried to stop the man from driving away by standing in front of her car, but the man ran her over, authorities said. The woman was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Several citizens called police to report a suspicious vehicle near Gettysburg Place and Longview Avenue about 8:37 a.m., authorities said. When officers arrived, they located the stolen vehicle and arrested Rhyan Mitchell, 19, on suspicion of carjacking and assault with a deadly weapon. He also was arrested on a number of outstanding warrants, police said.

STOCKTON - Three armed men entered a home in the 200 block of East Sixth Street on Thursday night, battering a man and a woman before leaving, police said.

The incident took place about 10:40 p.m. when a man with a sawed-off shotgun entered the residence, striking both the man and the woman with his weapon. His two accomplices, both armed with handguns, remained by the front door. Police did not disclose the conditions of the victims and did not say whether anything was taken from the home, but they described the case as a residential robbery.

The robber who was armed with a shotgun was described as a Latino man 18 to 20 years old standing 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 6 inches tall with a heavy build and long dark hair. One of the other robbers was described as a tall Latino man in his 20s with a light complexion. The third was described as a Latino man.

STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Department arrested three men on suspicion of gun possession over a span of about seven hours Thursday, authorities said.

Officers conducted a traffic stop at about 2:30 p.m. near Ralph Avenue and Airport Way. One of the passengers, 27-year-old Manuel Martinez, consented to a search. Officers found a loaded firearm in his possession and an additional ammunition magazine in his pocket, police said.

At about 5:20 p.m., Community Response Team officers conducted a traffic stop near Bianchi Road and Hillsboro Way. Antonio Shannon, 32, was arrested after officers found a loaded handgun and a large amount of crystal methamphetamine in his car, authorities said.

Officers were called to Woodchase Lane and Henry Long Boulevard about 9:15 p.m. on a report of a suspicious vehicle. When they arrived, they found Freddie Rubio, a 38-year-old who is on probation, in possession of a loaded handgun, police said.

STOCKTON - A 3-year-old boy was struck by a car about 2:30 p.m. Friday when he darted into the street while his family was moving into its new home in north Stockton, police and witnesses said.

The boy's aunt was paying for items they purchased at an ice cream truck when the boy ran across the street toward their home in the 2400 block of Arden Lane near Cherbourg Way, relatives said. A motorist applied his brakes but couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the child, witnesses said.

The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities. The boy was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.